Who Sent The Food?
Imam Qurtubi (RA) narrates that when the people of the tribe of Ash'ariyyin migrated and reached Madinah Munawwarah, all their food and drink provisions were exhausted. Therefore, they sent one of their men to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to ask for some arrangement for food and drink. When that man reached the door of the Prophet's ﷺ house, the voice of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ could be heard reciting this verse of the Holy Quran: “And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision.” Hearing this verse, a thought came to his heart that when Allah Almighty has taken responsibility for everyone's sustenance, then we are humans, we are not lesser than animals. He will surely arrange sustenance for us. He returned from there and did not tell anything to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Upon reaching his companions, he said to all of them in a loud voice, "Companions, rejoice! The help of Allah is about to arrive." They thought that since this man had gone to request the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the Prophet must have promised to send food. Therefore, they happily engaged in their work and felt reassured. A short while later, two men came carrying a large vessel filled with meat and bread. Those two men left after delivering the food. Everyone ate to their heart's content, but a lot of food was still left over. They thought that they should send this leftover food back to the service of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ so that it could be used in time of need. Two men came to the Holy Prophet ﷺ with the food and said, "O Messenger of Allah! The food sent by you was very delicious." When the Prophet ﷺ heard this, he said, "I did not send any food." One man said, "O Messenger of Allah, we were very hungry, and in our state of hunger, we sent our man to you to grant us some food." Meanwhile, that man also arrived and said, "O Messenger of Allah! When I came, you were reciting the verse of the Holy Quran: 'And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision.' Therefore, I thought that the Being Who is taking responsibility for the sustenance of animals is also responsible for us. That is why I left without telling you anything." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled and said, "This sustenance was not sent by me, but by that Lord Who is responsible for the sustenance of everything." ___________📝📝📝___________ Narrated - Selection: Islamic Tube Pro App
